The Birds after Hitchcock
Posted: September 28th, 2019, 8:59 am
the humidity creeps back
like a banished pair of damp socks
that can walk on their own
but i can tolerate it for now
because I want to be outside on the porch
I wanna hear the cardinals sing
not the catholic ones, the avian ones,
like lovesick teenagers
unashamed to make a spectacle of themselves
I want to be inspired by them
write a poem about something, nothing
with the fanfare of a Shakespearean title
maybe the robins can be of assistance as well
we all know how much they like to rock
time can stand still when you are deep into the page
when the ink is flying
like rounds from a paint-ball machine gun
and you really can't slow down to question your decisions
you believe in their music, their voices
you believe in the fresh saturated air
you get a kick from the pedestrian traffic, dogs
on the leash, and I guess I'll never really know
where true inspiration comes from,
but I think it might be the birds
like a banished pair of damp socks
that can walk on their own
but i can tolerate it for now
because I want to be outside on the porch
I wanna hear the cardinals sing
not the catholic ones, the avian ones,
like lovesick teenagers
unashamed to make a spectacle of themselves
I want to be inspired by them
write a poem about something, nothing
with the fanfare of a Shakespearean title
maybe the robins can be of assistance as well
we all know how much they like to rock
time can stand still when you are deep into the page
when the ink is flying
like rounds from a paint-ball machine gun
and you really can't slow down to question your decisions
you believe in their music, their voices
you believe in the fresh saturated air
you get a kick from the pedestrian traffic, dogs
on the leash, and I guess I'll never really know
where true inspiration comes from,
but I think it might be the birds
